Folio Award News Winners
Meet the Best in News, Class of 2022.
Best in News 2022
Jan. 6 Coverage - National
Insider
We Decoded the Symbols from the Storming of the Capitol
Jan. 17, 2021
Insider Video Team
Jan. 6 Coverage - Local TV
CBS New York
Local Delegation in Capitol Seige
Jan. 7, 2021
Carolyn Gusoff, Reporter
Jan. 6 - Regional Radio
WCBS Newsradio 880
Chaos in the Capitol
Jan. 8, 2021
The WCBS News Team
Jan. 6 Coverage - Regional TV
WLIW/WNET Thirteen
Firsthand Account Inside the Capitol Chaos
Jan. 8, 2021
Domenic Camia, Co-Executive Producer
Christina Timothy, Co-Executive Producer
Jenna Flanagan, Host
Coronavirus Pandemic Coverage
News 12
The New New Normal
Nov. 23, 2021
Chris Vaccaro, Vice President, Digital News
Kelly Drossel, Executive Producer
Doug Geed, Anchor
Erin Colton, Anchor
Elizabeth Hashagen, Anchor
Amy Waldman, Assistant News Director
James Whiteman, News Director
Phil Dowling, Director
Kevin Benjamin, Director
Henry Salmaggi, Producer
Christine Amante, Digital Senior Producer
Sandrina Rodrigues, Digital Senior Producer
Christine McGrath, Digital Executive Producer
Shawn Brown, Social Media Manager
Coronavirus Pandemic Coverage
Patch.com
Vaccine Rollout Leaves Many on Long Island Confused, Frustrated
Jan. 15, 2021
Peggy Spellman Hoey, Editor
Coronavirus Pandemic Coverage
HuntingtonNow.com
For Covid-19 Long-Haulers, Online Therapy Group Provides a Refuge
Nov. 27, 2021
Pam Robinson, Editor and Publisher
Health News
Patch.com
LI Covid-19 Long-Hauler in ‘Basic Training’ for Breathing
March 23, 2021
Peggy Spellman Hoey, Editor
Health Feature
WRHU-FM Hofstra University
Well Said – Michael Dowling Leading Through the Storm
March 29, 2021
Ira Nash, M.D.
John Mullen
Connor Pilkington
Pandemic Recovery News
Long Island Business News
Permanent Pivot
July 30, 2021
Adina Genn
Pandemic Recovery News
PIX11
Borrelli’s is Back
June 8, 2021
Keith Lopez, Photojournalist
Education (Sean A. Fanelli Award)
CBS New York
Long Island Kindergartner Helps Create Safe Way to Hug Teacher During Pandemic
March 17, 2021
Jennifer McLogan, Reporter
Frank Maestre, Photographer/Editor
Education (Sean A. Fanelli Award)
Newsday
Students Create ‘Soccer Plow’ so First-Grader can Join in the Game
Dec. 25, 2021
Cecilia Dowd, Reporter
Howard Schnapp, Videographer
Matthew Golub, Editor
Education (Sean A. Fanelli Award)
WLIW/WNET Thirteen
The Baldwin School District: Teaching Real-Life Curriculum
June 1, 2021
Domenic Camia, Co-Executive Producer
Christina Timothy, Co-Executive Producer
Jenna Flanagan, Host
Religion News (Msgr. Thomas Hartman Award)
Newsday
Keeping the Faith: Families on Long Island Embrace Religious Diversity
June 25, 2021
Jim Merritt, Freelancer
Best Newscast
WCBS NewsRadio 880
The Morning After Ida
Sept. 2, 2021
The WCBS News Team
Best Column
Long Island Business News
Dowd: Unmasked in New York; Journeying Back to the Ballpark
July 1, 2021
Joe Dowd, Editor & Associate Publisher
Best Talk Show - Regional Radio
WFAN-NY
Talking Golf with Ann Liguori
July 25, 2021
Guest, Hall of Famer Jan Stephenson
Best Talk Show - Local Radio
WLIW-FM
Behind the Headlines
June 26, 2021
Joseph P. Shaw, Host
Bill Sutton, Host
Express News Group Staff
Breaking News - Radio
WCBS Newsradio 880
The Fury of Ida
Sept. 1, 2021
WCBS News Team
Breaking News - Cable/TV
News 12 Long Island
Keeping Long Islanders Safe During The Historic November Tornado Outbreak
Nov. 13, 2021
Craig Allen, Meteorologist
Meredith Garofalo, Meterologist
Kimmy Schwamb, Director
Allen Pisani, Director
Daniel Scaturro, Editor
Continuing News Story - Print
Newsday
Policing on LI
March 25, 2021
Jim Baumbach, Special Writer/Investigations
Paul LaRocco, Special Writer/Investigations
Sandra Peddie, Special Writer/Investigations
David M. Schwartz, Special Writer/Investigations
Jeffrey Basinger, Senior Multi Media Producer
Continuing News Story - Radio
WSHU Public Radio
9/11: 20 Years Later
Sept. 7, 8, 9, 10, 2021
Desiree D’Iorio
Davis Dunavin
Charles Lane
Ebong Udoma
Watchdog News - Television
WABC-TV
Babylon Schools Sex Abuse, Bombshell Allegations
Nov. 16, 2021
Stacey Sager, Reporter
Joseph Tesauro, Photographer
Nonprofit News *
CBS New York
Rescue Group Gets Rescued by Public
June 21, 2021
Carolyn Gusoff, Reporter
Joe Garufi, Photographer/Editor
*first-place tie
Nonprofit News *
CBS New York
Southampton, Donors Set to Restore Home of Philanthropist Pyrrhus Concer
Feb. 25, 2021
Jennifer McLogan, Reporter
Frank Maestre, Photographer/Editor
*first-place tie
Watchdog News - Radio
WSHU Public Radio
Nassau D.A. Changes Policy on Paper License Plate Arrests
Nov. 30, 2021
Charles Lane
Enterprise Reporting - Radio
WSHU Public Radio
Black Police Officers ‘Chosen to Fail’ In Suffolk County
Feb. 28, 2021
Charles Lane
Enterprise Reporting - Print
Newsday
Policing on LI
March 25, 2021
Jim Baumbach, Special Writer/Investigations
Paul LaRocco, Special Writer/Investigations
Sandra Peddie, Special Writer/Investigations
David M. Schwartz, Special Writer/Investigations
Jeffrey Basinger, Senior Multi Media Producer
Public Service Feature
Long Island Business News
The Resources You Need
Sept. 17, 2021
Adina Genn
Public Policy Feature
Long Island Business News
Opt-Out Fallout
Dec. 10, 2021
David Winzelberg
Public Policy News
CBS New York
Lives Lost by Drivers with Suspended Licenses
Nov. 12, 2021
Carolyn Gusoff, Reporter/Producer
Mike Muskopf, Photographer
Joe Garufi, Photographer
Kathy Coles, Editor
Community Affairs News
CBS New York
Bull on the Run
July 21, 2021
Carolyn Gusoff, Reporter
Joe Garufi, Photographer/Editor
Consumer Issues
CBS New York
High Pressure Beauty Sales
Feb. 12, 2021
Carolyn Gusoff, Reporter
Ben Castro Jr., Photographer
Joe Garufi, Photographer
Scott Newton, Editor
Environment News
WLIW-FM
Peril & Promise: The Challenge of Climate Change
June 29, 2021
Frank Sesno, Host
Peril and Promise Staff
WLIW-FM Staff
Environment Feature - Radio
WSHU Public Radio
Higher Ground Podcast
Sept. 20, 2021
J.D. Allen, Host
Sabrina Garone, Producer
Harriet Jones, Editor
Environment Feature - TV
CBS New York
A Room with a View – Ospreys Nest on Lighthouse
June 2, 2021
Carolyn Gusoff, Reporter
Joe Garufi, Photographer/Editor
Environment Feature - Print
Massapequa Observer
Scrap-It! Keeps Junk Removal Green
April 21, 2021
David Gil de Rubio
Community Service News
Newsday
The Cost of Body Cameras
March 21, 2021
Jeffrey Basinger, Producer & Video Editor
Cecilia Dowd, Reporter
Chris Ware, Photographer
Howard Schnapp, Photographer
Randee Daddona, Photographer
Thomas A. Ferrara, Photographer
James Carbone, Photographer
Political News
CBS New York
Long Island Write-In Candidate, Voters Sound Off on ‘Corrupt System’ Controlling State Judge Elections
Nov. 9, 2021
Jennifer McLogan, Reporter
Frank Maestre, Photographer/Editor
Feature - National Print
Leader's Edge Magazine
Beautiful Minds
April 1, 2021
Brianne Spellane, Associate Managing Editor
Feature - Hyperlocal Print
Hicksville News
Climbing the Career Path to Success
Sept. 8, 2021
David Gil de Rubio
Feature - Regional TV
WLIW/WNET Thirteen
Better, Not Bitter: Living On Purpose in Pursuit of Racial Justice
May 26, 2021
Domenic Camia, Co-Executive Producer
Christina Timothy, Co-Executive Producer
Jenna Flanagan, Host
Feature Story - Local TV
CBS New York
Missing Cat Finds His Way Back to Long Island Home After Being Lost for Weeks During Snow Storms, Freezing Weather
Feb. 26, 2021
Jennifer McLogan, Reporter
Frank Maestre, Photographer/Editor
History Feature
Newsday
Setauket ‘Counter-Map’ Aims to Preserve History of Blacks, Native Americans on Long Island
Feb. 5, 2021
John Hanc
History News - Local Cable/TV
News 12 Long Island
TWA Flight 800: 25 Years Later
July 15, 2021
Doug Geed, Reporter
Brian Endres, Senior Videographer
Frank Pokorney, Assistant News Director, News 12 DIgital
Chris Vaccaro, Vice President, Digital News
James Whitman, News Director
Amy Waldman, Assistant News Director
Bob Doda, Senior Producer, News 12 Digital
Colleen Harrington, Managing Editor, News 12 Digital
James DiGregorio, Lead Graphic Designer, News 12
Rocco Marrongelli, Graphic Artist, News 12 Digital
Timothy Ivers, Video Editor
Greg Cannella, Video Editor, News 12 Digital
History News - Local TV
CBS New York
Pearl Harbor Day: World War II Veterans Honored at American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale
Dec. 7, 2021
Jennifer McLogan, Reporter
Frank Maestre, Photographer/Editor
Animal Welfare News
WABC-TV
Selling Sick Puppies
March 15, 2021
Kristin Thorne, Reporter
Tony Saturno, Photographer
Arts & Culture Feature - Radio
WSHU Public Radio
Sesame Street Takes on a New Challenge: Teaching Military Kids About Racial Injustice
July 28, 2021
Desiree D’Iorio, Reporter
Arts & Culture Feature - TV
PIX11
Long Island Luthier
Oct. 22, 2021
Keith Lopez, Photojournalist
Arts & Culture Feature - Print
Farmingdale Observer
Bringing Pan Am’s Aviation History to Life
Dec. 22, 2021
David Gil de Rubio
Business Feature
Patch.com
Islanders & Sandwiches: 1 Year of Blue Line Deli in Huntington
March 18, 2021
Michael DeSantis, Editor
Housing Feature
Long Island Business News
Hamptons for All?
May 13, 2021
David Winzelberg
Immigration News
CBS New York
Immigrant Day Laborers Attacked
Sept. 20, 2021
Jennifer McLogan, Reporter
Frank Maestre, Photographer/Editor
Real Estate & Development Feature
The Wall Street Journal
Affirmation Tower
Dec. 7, 2021
Anne Kadet, Reporter
Transportation Feature
CBS New York
Electric Vehicles Surge Across Long Island
May 25, 2021
Carolyn Gusoff, Reporter
Joe Garufi, Photographer/Editor
Weather, Boating & Coastal News
Patch.com
LI Photographer ‘Had Nowhere To Go’ During Tornado
Nov. 15, 2021
Peggy Spellman Hoey
Youth Issues
WLIW/WNET Thirteen
Queer, Black and Banned: LGBTQIA+ Author George M. Johnson Speaks Out
Dec. 1, 2021
Domenic Camia, Co-Executive Producer
Christina Timothy, Co-Executive Producer
Jack Ford, Host
Youth Issues
WRHU-FM Hofstra University
Well Said – Effects of Social Isolation on Children
Feb. 8, 2021
Ira Nash, M.D.
John Mullen
Shreeja Patel
Connor Pilkington
Best Newscast - Student *
Hofstra Today
Hofstra Today Fall 2021 Episode 2
Oct. 6, 2021
Cassidy Slamin
Marianne Perrino
Hofstra Today Staff
Hofstra University
* First-place tie
Best Newscast - Student *
Montclair News Lab
Show: Oct. 13, 2021
Gabby Taylor, Show Producer
Julia Egan, Show Producer
Emily Dolan, Show Editor
Sulkyoung Cho, Graphics
Bernice Ndegwa, Producer, Talent
Louis Biondelillo, Producer, Talent
Hailey Mayewski, Producer, Talent
Giovanna Boggans, Producer, Editor
Nick Mulkay, Producer, Editor
Olivia Licini, Editor
Francis Churchill, Editor
Montclair State University
* First-place tie
Environment News - Student
The Long Island Advocate
Removal of Toxic Bethpage Plume Under Way After Decades of Contamination
March 18, 2021
Madeline Armstrong
Hofstra University
Nonprofit News - Student
WRHU-FM
Canine Companions – Enhancing Independence Through Expertly Trained Service Dogs
Oct. 6, 2021
Rachel Luscher
Hofstra University
Feature - Student
Montclair News Lab
MSU Drag
Nov. 17, 2021
Solana Brol, Producer, Editor
Gabby Taylor, Editor
Carter Winner, Crew
Montclair State University
Main Street News - Student
WRHU-FM
A Wantagh Olympian’s Homecoming
Aug. 18, 2021
Yaw Bonsu
Hofstra University
